USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04033000 MIDDLE BRANCH ONTONAGON RIVER NEAR PAULDING, MI
LOCATION - Lat 46°21'25", long 89°04'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.29, T.46 N., R.38 W., Ontonagon County, MI, Hydrologic Unit 04020102, Ottawa National Forest, on right bank 85 ft upstream from bridge on Forest Service Road 5250, 2.4 mi upstream from Bond Falls Reservoir, and 5.7 mi southeast of Paulding.
DRAINAGE AREA - 164 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1911: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1942 to September 1995, October 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 1,485.59 ft above NAVD 88, converted on July 9, 2020 from NGVD 29 (levels by Michigan Department of Natural Resources). Prior to Sept. 28, 1942, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 2,050 ft³/s, Apr. 30, 1951, gage height, 10.0 ft, from floodmark; maximum gage height, 10.90 ft, Apr. 16, 2023; minimum discharge, 27 ft³/s, Nov. 22, 1946, result of freeze up.